Framework for the Supply of Textile Healthcare Products (THP) (R3)

This is a call for competition to establish a Multi Lot Framework of key suppliers to supply

Textile Healthcare Products (THP) to the Contracting Authority’s manufacturing site at

Seaton Delaval in the North East of England.

This Framework Agreement can be accessed by:

Northumbria Healthcare Facilities Management Ltd (the Authority) a wholly owned

subsidiary of Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust.

The Framework comprises of 7 Lots:

LOT NUMBER and LOT TITLE

Tenders will be evaluated as follows:

Selection Questionnaire

Quality Evaluation

Commercial evaluation

Each tender will be evaluated based on the most economically advantageous tender (MEAT)

based on the following:

Quality 60% and Price 40%

All components will be evaluated individually in accordance with the above criteria.

To be successful in gaining a place on the Framework Agreement, a combined minimum

Quality/Cost score of 60% must be achieved against each component bid for, subject to

passing all stages of the evaluation process.

The Contracting Authority makes no guarantee as to the volumes of business or any business

on offer and any figures / quantities / volumes stated are indicative and there for guidance

only for costing purposes.

Call Offs for Goods/Services under the framework will be made either via a direct award or a

further competition depending on the requirement and the scope of the services, and solely

at the discretion of the Contracting Authority.

Further information in relation to call off criteria can be found within Schedule 7 of the Call-

Off Terms and Conditions.

Further details of the Contracting Authority’s requirements under the Contract and other

relevant information are detailed in the Specification at Schedule 2.